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17/01/2019

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"The panel of experts who wrote it says a “Great Food Transformation” is urgently needed by 2050, and that the optimal diet they outline is flexible enough to accommodate food cultures around the world."

NEW YORK — A hamburger a week, but no more — that’s about as much red meat people should eat to do what’s best for their health and the planet, according to a report seeking…

07/11/2018

"As you would expect, stem cell treatment is not without controversy. It’s also hard to get unbiased assessment of the effectiveness of stem cells. Surgeons, of course, are trained to replace hips, not to inject stem cells into joints."

What should you do if the doctor says, “You need a hip or knee replacement due to severe arthritis? The time – honoured treatment has been a major operation to replace the injured joint…

02/11/2018

Pollara chief strategist Don Guy, a former Liberal operative at Queen’s Park, said the research shows Canadians are not preoccupied with national pharmacare.

It is “not by any stretch of the imagination a top-of-mind priority,” he said.

While a large majority support the idea of a national drug program, just 5 per cent of respondents placed pharmacare in their top two health-care priorities.

30/10/2018

"Roberto Bolli, the University of Louisville cardiologist who led the trial, told The Washington Post that the work his team did had nothing to do with the cell manufacturing in Boston. He said he doesn’t yet have enough information about the problems in Anversa’s lab to know whether they affected the cells provided to patients."

In the trial, cardiac stem cells are injected into the hearts of people with heart failure, in the hopes that those cells will improve patients’ heart function

25/10/2018

"Researchers have long suspected microplastics would eventually be found in the human gut. One study estimated that people who regularly eat shellfish may be consuming as much as 11,000 plastic pieces per year."

The most common plastics detected were polypropylene and polyethylene terephthalate — both major components of plastic bottles and caps

22/10/2018

'Jackman, a patient adviser for the Alberta Health Services, says stroke care has improved over the years, but patients – women in particular – are sometimes overlooked. “I do think that people fall through the cracks.”'

The studies found that although women tend to experience strokes later in life than men, they aren’t treated as quickly, and are more likely to die

17/10/2018

"At least 62 cases have been confirmed in 22 states this year, and at least 65 additional illnesses in those states are being investigated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Similar waves of the same illness occurred in 2014 and 2016"

Waves of the mysterious condition that causes muscle weakness seems to appear every other year in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

16/10/2018

'If you feel you’ve overdone it, Juurlink recommends lying down and waiting for the sensation to pass, which could take a few hours. “If you feel extremely unwell, it wouldn’t be wrong to seek medical attention, especially if you have other health problems,” he says'

Health professionals share tips on how to avoid a marijuana-related trip to the hospital

15/10/2018

"Today, in spite of these historical facts, it’s appalling that many physicians still do not know that polio, meningitis, encephalitis, other viral diseases, and even the bite of a rattlesnake, can be cured by large intravenous doses of vitamin C"

Break a law and you end up in jail. “Ignorance of the law is no excuse,” it’s said. So should ignorance of medical facts excuse anyone? Time and time again so-called medical exper…

12/10/2018

“The large increases in C-section use – mostly in richer settings for non-medical purposes – are concerning because of the associated risks for women and children,” said Marleen Temmerman, an expert from Aga Khan University in Kenya and Ghent University in Belgium who co-led the research"

The new research found 60 percent of countries overuse C-sections and 25 percent under-use them

10/10/2018

“Poor physician health not only affects physicians individually, but studies have shown it can have an impact on patient care,” said CMA president Dr. Gigi Osler, a Winnipeg ear, nose and throat surgeon"

Survey found medical residents were 48 per cent more likely to report burnout and 95 per cent more likely to screen positive for depression than all other physician groups

03/10/2018

"The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says consumers should not eat the recalled chicken sold in 1.8 kg bags across Canada with the UPC code 0 60249 01411 4 and dated June 22, 2019"

OTTAWA — Loblaw Companies Ltd. is recalling certain $10 chicken fries due to possible salmonella contamination that caused four people to become ill.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says c…

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